Frank Wildhorn - Jekyll And Hyde: The Original Broadway Production - Murder, Murder Lyrics
NEWSBOY:Read about the 'ideous murder,Profane, religious murder!FIRST GENTLEMAN:The poor old bishop,What a shock!STREET VENDOR:Seen walkin' wiv 'is daughter,A moment prior to slaughter!NEWSBOY:The shepherd tendin' to 'is flock!CROWD:'E died in a London slum -A slave to martyrdom -'E died without complaint! -'E should be made a saint! -'E's gone back 'ome to God! -It all seems very odd! -Why should it be,This mystery? -Murder, murder -In the night air!Murder, murder -It's a nightmare!Murder, murder -It's a right scare,Bloody murderIn the night!Murder, murder -Makes your heart thump!Murder, murder -Makes your nerves jump!Murder, murder -Makes your blood pump,Bloody murderIn the night!CONGREGATION:Dona Eis, RequiemPRIEST:Sweet death has takenThis brave man from us!CONGREGATION:Requiem AeternamPRIEST:Friends, take what comfortThat you can from us!CONGREGATION:Dona Eis, Domine...HYDE:General Glossop, I'm happy to inform you that you are relieved of your duties, sir. All of them!A MAN:Look at this, another murder,Just like the other murder!That's poor old General Glossop, dead!A BOY:Last week the bishop copped it!The bloke what done it 'opped it!That feller must be off 'is 'ead!ANOTHER CROWD MEMBER:That's two in the last four days!This killer has fancy ways!A.FOURTH:To kill outside St. Paul'sRequires a lotta balls!A.FIFTH:He hates the upper class!A.SIXTH:He must be on 'is arse!CROWD:Who could he be?THE BOY:Don't look at me!CROWD:"Bloody murderIn the night!"Murder, murder -Doin' folks in -Murder, murder -Is the worst sin!Murder, murder -Has me screamin'"Bloody murderIn the night!"Murder, murder -Makes me blood thin!Murder, murder -Makes me 'ead spin!Murder, murder -Starts me drinkin'!Bloody murderIn the night!"In the night!"HYDE:Bessie, my love... You really should be more careful...wearing your real diamonds out on the street. You never know whom you might encounter!UPPER AND LOWER CRUST ON THE STREET:London has a killer on the loose!Could be a gang!Gotta get 'is 'ead inside a noose!The man must hang!CROWD:Maybe his nerve will fail him! -They've gotta try to nail him! -They've gotta trail an' jail him,Now!Murder!No matter who we're blamin'Till they pull wot's-'is-name in,There's gonna be one flamin'Row!Murder, murder -It's a curse, man!Murder, murder -It's perverse, man!Murder, murder -Nothing's worse thanBloody murderIn the night!HYDE:Bad news from God, Teddy!FIRST NEWSBOY:Read about the worst two murders - !SECOND NEWSBOY:Much worse than the first two murders!CROWD:That makes it murders three and four!(VARIOUSLY)They've murdered dear old Bessie! -I hear it extremely messy! -And poor old Archie is no more! -WOMAN:They say a lot of blood and gore!ALL:That's four in the last eight days!It's London's latest craze!SECOND NEWSBOY:This time 'e was in Perk Lane!An' 'e may come back again!WOMEN:Until the killers found,There's danger all around!CROWD:What can we do?What can we do?What can we do?We wish we knew!CROWD:Catchin' such a madman could be hard! -He'll kill! -At will! -Cos they're all so thick at Scotland Yard! -No brains! -No skill! -ALL:He'll kill us, if we let him!They'd better go and get him!I know a way to net him! -How?Murder!No matter who we're blamin'Till they pull wot's-'is-name in,There's gonna beThere's gonna beThere's gonna be a flamin'Row!Murder, murder -Or our doorstep!Murder, murder -So watch your step!Murder, murder -Take one more step,You'll be murderedIn the night!Murder, murder -Once there's one done -Murder, murder -Can't be undone!Murder, murder -Lives in London! -Bloody murderIn the night!In the night!